Madman at War
1985•1h 43m•
★5.8(37 ratings)
Comedy
Overview
A young psychiatrist struggles to remove an erratic captain from command at an Italian base in the Lybian desert during World War II.
Director
Dino RisiWriters
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A young psychiatrist struggles to remove an erratic captain from command at an Italian base in the Lybian desert during World War II.
Cerioni
The original title is "Scemo di guerra" (IT).
The runtime is 103 minutes (1h 43m).
It was a co-production between: Italy, France.
The film was directed by Dino Risi.
The screenplay was written by Agenore Incrocci and Furio Scarpelli.
The score was composed by Guido De Angelis.
Cinematography was handled by Giorgio Di Battista.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0089164.
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Average
37 votes
Scemo di guerra
Released
T
Italiano
Italy, France
